Oscar's Face Turned Purple

"Dean, I'm here, I'm here!"

"Is there some kind of good stuff?"

Hearing the voice, Oscar quickly ran onto the playground.

Flender also retracted his Avatar of the Martial Soul and landed on the ground.

Squeak, squeak!

The Stink Rat was also casually tossed onto the ground by Flender.

Its four limbs had already been broken by Flender; though it struggled, it could no longer run and could only roll continuously on the ground.

"Is this a Soul Beast?"

After arriving, Oscar saw the Stink Rat on the ground, and his eyes immediately lit up.

At this point in time, he already knew how rare Soul Beasts were, so even if it was just a newly awakened one, it was exceptionally precious—something to be encountered by luck but never sought.

"Dean, this Soul Beast is for me, right?"

Oscar looked at Flender with a face full of surprise and asked.

He had long been impatient to become a three-ring Soul Elder.

As for the quality of the Soul Ring and the issue of the Soul Skill, he no longer wanted to consider them.

In this era where Soul Beasts were extinct, being able to obtain one and attach a Soul Ring was already good enough; who could afford to be picky?

Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun also arrived at the playground at this moment.

Seeing that Flender had actually brought back a Soul Beast, they were also very surprised.

"That's right, this was something I had a hard time snatching from a group of Soul Masters!"

"With this Soul Beast, Oscar, you will be able to advance."

"Come, hurry up and kill it to absorb the Soul Ring!"

Flender looked proud, as if to say that he, as the Dean, was still quite competent.

"Alright, Dean! The Dean is mighty and imposing!"

Oscar cheered, then took a dagger and walked in front of the Stink Rat.

"Yue~!"

Just as Oscar crouched down, preparing to finish it off with one strike, he was almost made to vomit by the stench emanating from the Stink Rat.

Puchi~

In the past, if he had encountered such a Soul Beast, he wouldn't have even glanced at it, fearing it would dirty his eyes and pollute his breath.

But there was no other way now; Oscar could only hold his breath and then strike down with his dagger to finish the Stink Rat off.

Hum--

Soon, a white Soul Ring emerged from the corpse of the Stink Rat.

Compared to the common white Soul Ring, the color of this one was much fainter, almost transparent.

It looked as if it could dissipate at any moment.

"Oscar, hurry!"

"Soul Rings dropped by Soul Beasts that have just awakened their soul power are extremely unstable and can dissipate at any time."

"I once saw a Soul Ring dissipate in less than ten seconds!"

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly stepped forward to remind Oscar.

Flender and the others were surprised to hear this, not expecting such a thing.

"Alright, Grandmaster!"

Oscar responded, not daring to delay any further. He didn't even have time to push the Stink Rat's corpse away before sitting cross-legged to absorb the Soul Ring.

Hum--

In just an instant, the white Soul Ring was absorbed into Oscar's body.

Seeing that Oscar had successfully absorbed it, Flender and the others breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it hadn't dissipated.

Nowadays, it was not easy to catch a Soul Beast.

"Boss Dai, from now on, are we only going to be able to absorb Soul Rings of this quality?"

Ma Hongjun stood beside Dai Mubai, watching Oscar successfully absorb the ring. While he felt happy for Oscar, he also felt an indescribable sense of desolation.

Thinking that he would only be able to absorb such low-quality Soul Rings when he broke through his own realm in the future, he felt completely uncomfortable.

"What else can we do?"

"Can you still find those Soul Beasts from the past?"

Dai Mubai's tone was also somewhat helpless. Although it wasn't his turn yet, when he reached level 40, his only choice would be the same one-year Soul Ring that Oscar had just absorbed.

And that was assuming he could even manage to snatch one.

According to Yu Xiaogang, with such a vast number of plants and animals, many spirit beasts should be awakening every day, yet that was not the case.

The number currently known is very, very small.

This cannot be faked; if those spirit masters had snatched them up, it would be visible whenever they used their martial spirits.

That Flender was able to snatch one so quickly had already surprised him.

"Our martial spirits have evolved through generations of our ancestors absorbing spirit rings. By the time it reaches us, the spirit rings we absorb certainly cannot trigger further evolution!"

"Will the quality of the continent's martial spirits continue to decline in the future?"

"If this continues, the spirit masters of the continent are finished!"

Ma Hongjun's face was full of worry.

Zhu Zhuqing, standing to the side, glanced at the fatty in surprise; she hadn't expected him to be capable of such deep thought.

"The fatty's concerns are very reasonable."

"If spirit masters only absorb these one-year spirit rings to break through realms, this traditional method of cultivation is destined to decline in the future."

Yu Xiaogang had already decided to abandon martial spirit cultivation in favor of what he considered a new path for spirit masters, so he disparaged the traditional path without reservation.

He truly believed this to be the case.

Unless traditional spirit masters could obtain spirit rings from elsewhere, the traditional path was doomed to decline.

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, the expressions of those present turned somewhat unpleasant.

Hum--

Just then, Oscar finished absorbing his spirit ring.

It had taken less than ten seconds in total, which could be considered quite fast.

However, this was normal; after all, what he had absorbed was merely a one-year spirit beast that had just awakened its spirit power.

"I've broken through! I am finally a three-ring Soul Elder!"

Oscar stood up and released the spirit rings from his body.

Yellow, yellow, and white spirit rings circled around him.

"Oscar, what is your third spirit skill?"

"Quick, let's see if a one-year spirit ring can provide a good skill."

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly pressed him for an answer.

He was very eager to know what kind of spirit skill would be born from a traditional spirit master absorbing such trashy spirit rings.

"I Have a Stinky Sausage!"

Oscar's expression turned strange upon hearing this, but he eventually recited the incantation to activate his spirit skill, manifesting a sausage that emitted a purple-black aura.

Not only that, but the sausage also gave off a pungent stench, even stronger than the smell of a Stink Rat.

"Ugh~"

"So stinky~"

"This smells worse than excrement!"

Upon smelling the Stinky Sausage, everyone pinched their noses, their faces full of disgust.

"Ugh~"

Oscar himself couldn't help but retch, nearly throwing the sausage in his hand away.

"Ahem, Oscar, you should first tell us what the effect of this Stinky Sausage is!"

Yu Xiaogang also pinched his nose before asking.

"I... I don't know..."

Oscar shook his head blankly. He truly had no idea what effect the sausage in his hand had; the activation of the spirit skill had provided him with no feedback whatsoever.

"Such situations do occur; in that case, you'll just have to taste it and see!"

Yu Xiaogang continued to pinch his nose, analyzing the situation calmly.

"Ah..."

"I... I have to eat it?"

Oscar's face instantly froze.